The Woodlands Hotel

Food and staff very good. Room almost unbearably hot from late morning until late evening

Kostenfreie Parkplätze, liebevoll eingerichtetes Haus, immer frisches Wasser, Frühstück wurde am Tisch serviert

A wonderful stay . The staff are attentive and so friendly. The rooms were spotless and so comfortable. We stayed a week and ate here several times. The breakfast is great and evening meals are delicious. Beautiful surroundings and a fabulous stay.

Great location, brilliant Al Fresco area for breakfast. Staff very chatty and very informative and helpful.

Really conveniently stuated hotel for visiting Sidmouth beach and town.Very nice room very spacious tea coffee biscuits etc,really comfortable huge bed good linen ,great shower room looked as though it was all very new...clean..lovely flooring..in the hot weather room 11 was great as it had a door opening to outside with spiral staircase which we kept open ..so lovely thro draught.We had drinks in the honesty bar in the evening.Breakfast very nice ...choice of fruits, cereals, juice ,toast cooked breakfast ..couldnt fault it..very friendly host!

We had noted the hotel website's own description as being "Luxury boutique" and were lookingforward to a stay of a few days.

The hotel is on the edge of town, but a 10 minute walk will get you to the sea front or main shopping area of Sidmouth, where a variety of restaurants may be found.

We stayed in a standard room, which was fine in itself.  The bed was good and firm, the bedside lights were dim and their light impossible to read by.  The bathroom had evidently recently been refurbished.  The shower was excellent, but the basin was the size of an eyebath and practically useless for washing anything but hands.  The space it occupied would have allowed a basin 6 inches wider, which would have made some difference. As is common in so many smaller hotels, there was nowhere, apart from one small shelf above the loo, to put personal toiletries, washbags etc.  No toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, moisturiser, shower cap etc) are provided for guests - just hand soap.

Breakfast is served in a 45 minute window.  There was a small selection of cereals, yogurt and processed fruit, but no toaster for guests' use, toast being ordered with ones cooked breakfast.  Dinner, which we had one night was served early, between 6.30 and 7.00pm.  The menu, which changes daily, offers three choices for each of three courses and if dining, your selection must be confirmed before 5.00pm on the day.  What we chose was pretty good, but having been pre-selected, service was rapid and the dining room was empty by 7.45pm.

If you wish to have pre-dinner drinks, these are available from an unmanned "honour" bar in the conservatory which has a drinks list at inflated prices - eg £9.00 for a glass of mediocre Chilean SB.

The hotel, whilst clean, is pretty old fashioned, not in a chic way, and the route to ones room can involve plenty of steps up and down, navigating passageways and corners. Definitely not luxury boutique.

Lovely building , full of character and the room was lovely, beautiful gardens and a warm relaxed friendly feel all in a great location …we all loved our stay here…

Lovely relaxing hotel .all the
staff were very friendly and welcoming. Spotlessly clean ..Comfy bed ..great choice of breakfast ..couldn't ask for more .only a,few minutes walk to the seafront too

Verkehrsgünstige Lage, äußere Gestaltung, Parking am Haus, freundliches Personal

Nice garden

Welcomed on arrival. Very clean hotel. Loved chickens in the garden.

Exceptionally clean. Run very professionally but in a friendly manner. Food wonderful.

Very clean and bright. Comfortable room

The room was lovely and spacious, very clean and comfortable but also keeping the feel of the original building, we were welcomed and made to feel welcome throughout our stay. Excellent location just a short walk to Sidmouth seafront and shopping area.